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Measuring Matter, KMT Theory, States of Matter #2

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 1hrs 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is happening when my ice cream changes from a solid to a liquid?
a)
freezing
b)
melting
c)
burning
d)
evaporation
2.
Freezing
a)
Solid to gas
b)
Liquid to solid
c)
Gas to solid
d)
Liquid to gas
3.
Boiling
a)
liquid to gas
b)
gas to solid
c)
gas to liquid
d)
solid to liquid
4.
What is condensation?
a)
gas to solid
b)
gas to liquid
c)
liquid to solid 
d)
solid to liquid 
5.
The molecules in the picture are tightly held together with little movement. They have shape and energy.  Therefore, the picture represents _________.
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
plasma
6.
What does this picture represent? 
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
plasma
7.
What does this picture represent? 
a)
solid
b)
liquid 
c)
gas
d)
plasma
8.
Which state of matter has particles arranged like this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
9.
Which state of matter has particles arranged like this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
10.
How is a gas defined?
a)
Indefinite shape, indefinite volume
b)
Definite shape, definite volume
c)
Found in stars
d)
Definite volume, indefinite shape
11.
Which form of matter does not take the shape of its container?
a)
liquid
b)
gas
c)
solid
d)
air
12.
Particles of a liquid
a)
are tightly packed together and stay in a fixed position.
b)
have no viscosity.
c)
decrease in volume with increasing temperature.
d)
are free to move around one another but still touch.
13.
Particles (molecules) in a ______________________ have more energy than the other states of matter.
a)
gas
b)
solid
c)
liquid
14.
Molecules are closest together in a 
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
15.
Which state of matter has the lowest compressibility?
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
d)
Plasma
16.
When a gas changes directly to a solid, the process is known as what?
a)
Sublimation
b)
Condensation
c)
Deposition
d)
Evaporation
17.
Define a liquid.
a)
Indefinite shape, indefinite volume
b)
Definite shape, definite volume
c)
Found in stars
d)
Definite volume, indefinite shape
18.
Which of the following is NOT a part of the Kinetic Theory of Matter?
a)
All matter is made up of tiny particles.
b)
Occasionally, particles stop moving.
c)
Particles are always moving in random paths.
d)
The type of movement of particles depends on the amount of energy.
19.
What happens to the average kinetic energy of matter when it is heated?
a)
It increases
b)
It decreases 
c)
It doesn't change
d)
It cannot be determined
20.
When thermal energy is added to a substance, the substance's particles move:
a)
More rapidly at an increased diestance from each other.
b)
More rapidly with less distance between each other.
c)
More slowly with a greater distance between each other.
d)
More slowly with a reduced distance between each other.
21.
What phase change occurs between points B and C if heat is added?
a)
Freezing
b)
Melting
c)
Boiling
d)
Condensing
22.
Which phase change occurs between points D and E if heat is added?
a)
Freezing
b)
Melting
c)
Boiling
d)
Condensing
23.

What phase change occurs when a solid turns directly to a gas?

a)

Freezing

b)

Condensation

c)

Sublimation

d)

Vaporisation

24.

The random motion of the particles in a substance is greatest when the substance is:

a)

condensed

b)

frozen

c)

gas

d)

a liquid

25.
What is weight?
a)
The amount of matter in an object
b)
The amount of space an object takes up
c)
The measure of the pull of gravity on an object
d)
An object's ability to sink or float
26.

Is the amount of matter in an object.

a)

Mass

b)

Volume

c)

Weight

d)

Density

27.

_______________ is a measure of the mass of a material in a given volume.

a)

Mass

b)

Volume

c)

Weight

d)

Density

28.

The formula for calculating density is _______.

a)

Mass divided by Volume

b)

Volume divided by Mass

c)

Mass x Weight

d)

Mass x Volume

29.
How do you measure the volume of an irregular shape?
a)
balancing scale
b)
meter stick
c)
water displacement
d)
LxWxH
30.
What is the volume of this prism?
a)
24 cubic cm
b)
240 cubic cm
c)
60 cubic cm
31.
Volume is the amount of ______________________ in an object or substance.
a)
mass
b)
matter
c)
space
32.

A chemical change always results in

a)

A different kind of matter

b)

Change in size

c)

Loss of matter and energy

d)

An explosion

33.

If two liquids of different densities are placed in a container, the liquid with the greater density will

a)

Gain energy

b)

Sink to the bottom

c)

Rise to the top

d)

Gain energy

34.
Density: Chemical or Physical Property
a)
Chemical Property
b)
Physical Property
35.

A property of matter that can be measured or observed without changing the substance of which it is made, is an example of a

a)

Physical property

b)

Chemical property

36.

In what state of matter is water at position 1 on the graph?

a)

Liquid

b)

Solid

c)

Gas

d)

Plasma

37.

In what state of matter is water at position 5 on the graph?

a)

Liquid

b)

Solid

c)

Gas

d)

Plasma

38.

In what state of matter is water at position 3 on the graph?

a)

Liquid

b)

Solid

c)

Gas

d)

Plasma

39.

What is happening to water at position 2 on this graph?

a)

Water is changing state from a solid to a liquid

b)

Water is changing state from a liquid to a gas

c)

Water is not changing

d)

Water is changing state from a gas to plasma

40.

At what temperature on the Celsius scale does water boil or condense?

a)

212 degrees

b)

0 degrees

c)

100 degrees

d)

273 degrees

41.

At what temperature on the Celsius scale does water freeze or melt?

a)

212 degrees

b)

0 degrees

c)

100 degrees

d)

273 degrees

42.

A substance changes state from a gas to a liquid.

a)

Deposition

b)

Evaporation

c)

Condensation

d)

Freezing